Projects
Turning insight into action, building capability that lasts
These project profiles show the breadth of Turnstone Projects’ work – from supporting students to become social entrepreneurs, to helping communities make the case for education access, to building culturally appropriate assessment processes that reveal potential.
Each project reflects our approach: working alongside people responsible for delivery, designing strategies that endure, and building confidence and capability that continues long after our engagement ends.
The work spans education and community development, philanthropy and regional planning, Aboriginal corporations and social enterprise. What connects them is a commitment to practical outcomes, genuine partnership, and respect for local knowledge and context.
Homeland Education, Training and Employment
How do you create education and employment pathways that honour culture, strengthen community, and don't require young people to leave Country? In remote northeast Arnhem Land, the answer lay in trust, Elder leadership, and designing programs that reflect Yolngu...
Living Ripples: National Wellbeing Initiative
Schools want to improve student wellbeing and accessing relevant data in inclusive and timely ways is part of the solution. Making the process accessible so schools could lead this, own the data and act on it was the priority.The brief Support Living Ripples, a...
Sydney School for Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Professional Development
When teachers experience entrepreneurial learning firsthand, they become confident guides for their students' own journeys. This professional development transforms educators into practitioners of design thinking and entrepreneurial practice.The brief Work alongside...
The T Centre: Building Confidence Through Connection
What happens when you create space for students to rediscover their confidence and purpose? They show up, they participate, and they start to see themselves - and their potential - differently.The brief Design and pilot a 10-week intensive program for Year 7 and 8...
Canowindra High School and the Cano ACRE Angels
What happens when you give agriculture students genuine community support? They don't just learn - they lead.The brief Support Year 10 Agriculture students and the school community at Canowindra High School develop their businesses into social enterprises on behalf of...
Social Enterprise Academy: Facilitating global connections
Creating fairer communities starts with supporting social entrepreneurs to build the confidence, skills, and networks they need to create change. As an Associate Facilitator with the Social Enterprise Academy, the work spans continents and contexts, always grounded in...
Snowy Valleys Regional University Study Hub
A cluster of rural towns needed tertiary education access. The challenge wasn't just making the case - it was ensuring community voice shaped the solution.The brief Work alongside the Snowy Valleys Council-led community working group to prepare the case for a Regional...
The Phillips Foundation: Practical impact measurement
The Phillips Foundation needed to know if their partnerships were working but not through a process that felt extractive or to place on a leader board. The solution required putting communities in control of their own data.The brief Work with Giving Connect to help...
Social Enterprise Schools NSW
How do you get 672 students across 24 schools to start social enterprises and make them successful? The answer involves trust, clear structure, and letting students choose causes they care about.The brief Deliver Social Enterprise Schools across 24 NSW schools...
Gumatj Corporation: Discovery in Action
Building a local workforce starts with understanding and respecting the community in which they operate. When Gumatj Corporation launched its first training program, they engaged Turnstone Projects to implement Discovery, a language and culture fair recruitment...